coated lens?

[thedon]

i just bought a uv filter for my camera but i cheaped out and bought a non coated one. is there a big difference between coated and non coated lens? should i have went for the coated lens?

[plg3]

In my opinion (operative words!), multi-coatings are important but only part of the filter quality equation. The other parts are quality of the glass itself and build quality. Of the three pieces, I put quality of the glass first, build quality second, and coatings third. I think most of us use a UV filter for lens protection and in this situation, coatings are an added plus but not a deal breaker.

Filter connection has a brief discussion on why multi-coatings are important -

http://www.2filter.com/faq/multicoatedfaq.html

Regards -

Paul in NoVA
C-730 (no stickers) B-300

[shene]

Check the "Coated vs. Non-Coated" page in the Filters section of my Coolpix 950/990/995/4500 user guide for the details.

CK
http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam
Nikon Coolpix 950/990/995/2500/4500 user guide